Shaken, Not Stirred: Halo House's '007' James Bond Gala raises $475,000 for a home-away-from-home for patients and families

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November 20, 2017

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Halo House's "007" James Bond Gala raised $475,000 for a home-away-from-home for patients and families. The event was held at The Ballroom at Bayou Place on Nov. 11. Pictured here is Halo House co-founder and Executive Director Kathleen Fowler. less

Halo House's "007" James Bond Gala raised $475,000 for a home-away-from-home for patients and families. The event was held at The Ballroom at Bayou Place on Nov. 11. Pictured here is Halo House co-founder and ... more

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Halo HouseÂs Â007Â James Bond Gala raisedÂ $475,000 for a home-away-from-home for patients and families. The event was held at The Ballroom at Bayou Place on Nov. 11. Pictured here are Lindsey Honari and Angela Fowler. less

Halo HouseÂs Â007Â James Bond Gala raisedÂ $475,000 for a home-away-from-home for patients and families. The event was held at The Ballroom at Bayou Place on Nov. 11. Pictured here are Lindsey Honari ... more

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Halo HouseÂs Â007Â James Bond Gala raisedÂ $475,000 for a home-away-from-home for patients and families. The event was held at The Ballroom at Bayou Place on Nov. 11. Pictured here is Liz Sorensen.

Halo HouseÂs Â007Â James Bond Gala raisedÂ $475,000 for a home-away-from-home for patients and families. The event was held at The Ballroom at Bayou Place on Nov. 11. Pictured here is Liz Sorensen.

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Halo HouseÂs Â007Â James Bond Gala raisedÂ $475,000 for a home-away-from-home for patients and families. The event was held at The Ballroom at Bayou Place on Nov. 11. Pictured here is an autographed Muhammad Ali photograph, which was auctioned as part of the fundraiser. less

Halo HouseÂs Â007Â James Bond Gala raisedÂ $475,000 for a home-away-from-home for patients and families. The event was held at The Ballroom at Bayou Place on Nov. 11. Pictured here is an autographed ... more

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Halo HouseÂs Â007Â James Bond Gala raisedÂ $475,000 for a home-away-from-home for patients and families. The event was held at The Ballroom at Bayou Place on Nov. 11. Pictured here areÂ Fran and Lou Kleinman along with gala co-chair Dena Wilson. less

Halo HouseÂs Â007Â James Bond Gala raisedÂ $475,000 for a home-away-from-home for patients and families. The event was held at The Ballroom at Bayou Place on Nov. 11. Pictured here areÂ Fran and ... more

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Halo HouseÂs Â007Â James Bond Gala raisedÂ $475,000 for a home-away-from-home for patients and families. The event was held at The Ballroom at Bayou Place on Nov. 11.

Halo HouseÂs Â007Â James Bond Gala raisedÂ $475,000 for a home-away-from-home for patients and families. The event was held at The Ballroom at Bayou Place on Nov. 11.

Photo: Killy Photography, Photographer

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Halo HouseÂs Â007Â James Bond Gala raisedÂ $475,000 for a home-away-from-home for patients and families. The event was held at The Ballroom at Bayou Place on Nov. 11.

Halo HouseÂs Â007Â James Bond Gala raisedÂ $475,000 for a home-away-from-home for patients and families. The event was held at The Ballroom at Bayou Place on Nov. 11.

Photo: Killy Photography, Photographer

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Halo HouseÂs Â007Â James Bond Gala raisedÂ $475,000 for a home-away-from-home for patients and families. The event was held at The Ballroom at Bayou Place on Nov. 11.

Halo HouseÂs Â007Â James Bond Gala raisedÂ $475,000 for a home-away-from-home for patients and families. The event was held at The Ballroom at Bayou Place on Nov. 11.

Photo: Killy Photography, Photographer

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Halo HouseÂs Â007Â James Bond Gala raisedÂ $475,000 for a home-away-from-home for patients and families. The event was held at The Ballroom at Bayou Place on Nov. 11. Pictured here areÂ Dr. John & Ann Mendelsohn, Founder & President of Halo House Dr. Nathan Fowler. less

Halo HouseÂs Â007Â James Bond Gala raisedÂ $475,000 for a home-away-from-home for patients and families. The event was held at The Ballroom at Bayou Place on Nov. 11. Pictured here areÂ Dr. John ... more

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Halo HouseÂs Â007Â James Bond Gala raisedÂ $475,000 for a home-away-from-home for patients and families. The event was held at The Ballroom at Bayou Place on Nov. 11. Pictured here areÂ Dr. Nathan Fowler, Mike Morgan and Kathleen Fowler. less

Halo HouseÂs Â007Â James Bond Gala raisedÂ $475,000 for a home-away-from-home for patients and families. The event was held at The Ballroom at Bayou Place on Nov. 11. Pictured here areÂ Dr. Nathan ... more

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Halo HouseÂs Â007Â James Bond Gala raisedÂ $475,000 for a home-away-from-home for patients and families. The event was held at The Ballroom at Bayou Place on Nov. 11. Pictured here is emcee John Dazey. less

Halo HouseÂs Â007Â James Bond Gala raisedÂ $475,000 for a home-away-from-home for patients and families. The event was held at The Ballroom at Bayou Place on Nov. 11. Pictured here is emcee John ... more

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Halo HouseÂs Â007Â James Bond Gala raisedÂ $475,000 for a home-away-from-home for patients and families. The event was held at The Ballroom at Bayou Place on Nov. 11. Pictured here are gala co-chair Shelia Tanner and auction chair Kim Maulin. less

Halo HouseÂs Â007Â James Bond Gala raisedÂ $475,000 for a home-away-from-home for patients and families. The event was held at The Ballroom at Bayou Place on Nov. 11. Pictured here are gala co-chair ... more

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Halo HouseÂs Â007Â James Bond Gala raisedÂ $475,000 for a home-away-from-home for patients and families. The event was held at The Ballroom at Bayou Place on Nov. 11.

Halo HouseÂs Â007Â James Bond Gala raisedÂ $475,000 for a home-away-from-home for patients and families. The event was held at The Ballroom at Bayou Place on Nov. 11.

Photo: Killy Photography, Photographer

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A for sale sign is seen next to a debris pile in the Arbor Oaks neighborhood on Sept. 20, in Houston.

A for sale sign is seen next to a debris pile in the Arbor Oaks neighborhood on Sept. 20, in Houston.

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Shaken, Not Stirred: Halo House's '007' James Bond Gala raises $475,000 for a home-away-from-home for patients and families

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It was a night that will not soon be forgotten as some of Houston's finest came out to support Halo House Foundation's "007" gala.

Held Nov. 11 at The Ballroom at Bayou Place, Anne and Dr. John Mendelsohn, former President of MD Anderson Cancer Center, were honored for their decades of community leadership in the fight against cancer. Michael Morgan, chairman of the Morgan Group, was presented with the 2017 HALO Award for his dedication to making the new building a reality.

The gala's "007" James Bond theme tied in with Halo House's 7th annual gala and came complete with an Aston Martin provided by Star Motors and Paige Parks "Bond" models. The gala chairs were longtime Halo House volunteers Shelia Tanner and Dena Wilson. Halo House board member John Dazey entertained the crowd as the evening's emcee.

The gala featured both a live and silent auction, dinner, and dancing. An autographed framed photo of the Legendary Muhammad Ali was the highest selling silent auction item at $4,000 and a trip to the luxurious Dancing Bear Aspen resort was the highest selling live auction item at $11,000.

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ABOUT HALO HOUSE

Halo House is a 501 (c3) public charity founded in 2009 by MD Anderson Cancer Center oncologist Dr. Nathan Fowler and his mother, retired business owner Kathleen Fowler. Their vision is that one day no one battling the blood cancers leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma will have to worry

about where they are going to live during treatment in Houston or going bankrupt while paying for living, eating, and parking expenses here and their rent or mortgage back home.

These patients come to Houston because treatment has failed or is not available locally, and they've been told by their doctor that coming to the Texas Medical Center is their best chance of survival. Halo House apartments are $20 per day, an amount that is substantially lower than area hotels, which average $120-$229/night. Since opening the doors to its first two apartments in 2011, Halo House has expanded to 11 apartments with around 100 people on their wait list every day who must wait an average of three months before an apartment becomes available. To date Halo House has served more than 270 families and provided more than 17,000 days of housing.

Partyers danced into the night. Halo House Executive Director Kathleen Fowler said, "The evening couldn't have happened without the love and support of all of our wonderful volunteers." The total amount raised for the evening, $475,000, will all go towards Halo House's capital campaign to build its own 33 unit facility. Ground-breaking is scheduled for January 2018. Of a project cost of $12.1 million, the gala reduced the total amount still needed to just under $500,000. Halo House has a capital campaign challenge grant deadline of December 31st and is looking for "angels" to help them meet this deadline.

If you would like to contribute visit the Halo House website at HaloHouseFoundation.org or call 713-665-8852. Naming opportunities are available at all donation levels.

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